Very boring not awful just really nothing there of interest. Sorry the new cast is just meh.

1:03 am November 9, 2012

Lili wrote:

It was pretty basic. I just don't think the performances especially the singing is as good as they use to be.

1:59 am November 9, 2012

Aqua wrote:

Did I miss something? or is this the first time we're hearing that Sue's baby is special?

3:23 am November 9, 2012

Mitchie wrote:

I CANNOT STAND THE NEW CAST- TERRIBLE. I do love Jacob Artist, but only because he is attractive, but none of the new cast can act. Marley is so whiny and annoying when she can't have her way. Jake is a wannabe badass desperate for acceptance, Blake is god awful- Aylin Bayramoglu should have won the Glee Project instead (Blake is so bland!!!!!!!!), I will admit though that I LOVE Kitty in this episode. SHE CAN DANCE 100X better than freaking Marley. SO predictable in their choice of cast for Grease. Finn recruits Ryder so DUH he's gonna be Danny, and Marley is a whiny baby, but Kitty is the antagonist so of course Kitty can't be Sandy, although that would have been a much better story line

9:23 am November 9, 2012

Anna wrote:

Worst episode in a long time. I really can't get myself to care about any of the new kids. Amber and Harry totally wasted and wow, they had to have a way of not letting Tina be Sandy.

11:37 am November 9, 2012

Josh wrote:

Best this season by FAR!

1:19 pm November 9, 2012

Gili wrote:

Few things:
Why was there not a single Glee Club meeting the entire episode? Will walking into the choir room, giving out an assignment for the week, had become a staple of the show. It's expected at least within the first 3 mins of the show. Even when they were working on other plays in previous seasons, they at least showed ONE Glee Club meeting. It was like walking out the door without my watch or cellphone...the show felt naked without it.

Second, though I'm really trying to like the new cast.....I can't get into them. Their characters/acting aren't strong enough. Joe is good, as well as Wade/Unique, but that was because like the original cast, they had distinctive characters. Joe was is a Jesus-loving, sandals wearing, former homeschooler with dreads that make for easy one-liners. Wade is battling gender identity which can grow into a storyline within itself like Kurt or Santana (hers could've been shown more I think). Jake, while cute, is lackluster. He's about as big a bad ass as a bunny rabbit on Easter and making him Puck's brother doesn't automatically make him an honorary bad boy. Marley can sing, but when she's not she's about as entertaining as watching paint dry. And I could burn that hat of hers. If the show is trying to make her the next Rachel, she needs to kill the humble girl attitude. It's annoying and not a "Rachel Berry annoying" either. I get Kitty is supposed to be a bad girl, but she's not likable by any means. Santana and Quinn were bad girls but they were likable. Perhaps if they delve more deep into Kitty and make her less one dimensional it could help. She's always trying to scare people by being too aggressive with her religion, perhaps the writers could follow her home and the viewers realize her parents are just as bad, run a cult church, or are just crazy and are driving Kitty insane. Or perhaps the show is planning this all along and I'm just being impatient.

And lastly, this season will be the graduation year for the remaining originals. I think they should transition the scope of the show after that because I don't think anyone believes the new cast can carry the show after all the remaining originals graduate. Despite them not being singing powerhouses or charismatic, their acting is weak. Perhaps they could pull a Saved By the Bell approach (I think I may have shown my age but I'm not that old. Just 26 ) where after graduation, that show changed to life in college. Glee could be Glee: Higher Education or something, with the terms "higher education" expressing a double meaning since some of the grads didn't go to college. The original cast is who everyone fell in love with and by not seeing them (Rachel, Santana, 1 min of Brittany, 1 min of Mercedes and Mike C., Kurt, Puck, and Quinn) after 5 weeks of nothing, just 45 mins of new cast boredom, left me feeling disinterested.

2:20 pm November 9, 2012

Mugs wrote:

They're all so freaking sexy!

2:06 am November 10, 2012

JoAnn wrote:

I was looking forward to this episode as Grease is my favorite movie, but I was really disappointed. It was boring! Their "suspense" of who was gonna be Sandy and Danny was useless, everyone already knew the outcome. Why were two main cast members not cast or mentioned?? What about Marty and Sonny?? Next weeks episode where they actually do the play better live up to the hype and expectations. I'm really disappointed with the new cast so far, all the good story lines involve the old cast and you barely see them anymore.

12:23 pm November 10, 2012

LoriB196 wrote:

I love Season 4. Although not all the new kids are growing on me. Right now, I like Marley's character and Ryder is a cutie. The rest of them....especially Kitty....I don't really like. I think they do need to focus a bit more on Rachel & Kurt (which they will be in upcoming episodes), but they need to start connecting NY/Lima a bit better. I will continue to watch as I know the Season will get better and better!

3:55 pm November 10, 2012

ginni couch wrote:

well I was encouraged to see some old favorites and I hope we aren't going to be spoon fed a long line of gloom and doom concerning our old friends"Blaine,Kurt,Rachel,Finn etc" they are after all the reason I watch.I thought that having to wait so long for episode 5 that I would be disappointed,but I wasn't. It was grand.On another subject, don't be so quick to write off our boys Kurt and Blaine who hit a snag in the road,They will get past stuff just like everyone else does.

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